The band is an officially sanctioned split from the original Asia group, and it has Payne as its lead singer. This version of Asia -- which currently includes Erik Norlander, Jay Schellen, Moni Scaria and Jeff Kollman -- has been touring since 2008. Its recent single "Seasons Will Change" is available on iTunes, and a new album called "Americana" is scheduled for release this year. (The band's website is TheAsiaBand.com)

Tickets for the Hard Rock Hotel appearance are $29 in advance and online, $35 at the door. Admission includes parking, finger foods and select drinks.

Big Time Rush is returning to Universal Studios, taking to the Music Plaza stage on June 8, Universal Orlando has announced. The four-man band will be included in the 2013 edition of the theme park's Summer Concert Series.

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HARRISBURG — The State Supreme Court has rejected Attorney General Kathleen Kane's attempt to throw out a grand jury investigation into whether she or someone in her office leaked investigative secrets to a newspaper to discredit critics.

Catasauqua police officer Scott M. Rothrock had already been stabbed once in the chest with a 13-inch butcher knife and was trying to block more thrusts as he lay on his back in a snow bank Feb. 23 in east Allentown.